Rerailing apparatus



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Patented El, 1924.

UNETED STATES HENRY BANNAN, OF ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO, CANADA.

RERAILING APPARATUS.

Application filed July 15, 1921, Serial No. 484,925. Renewed March 15, 1924.

T o all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that l, HENRY BANNAN, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Rerailing Apparatus` of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful in'iprovements in rerailing devices, and more particularly to a car replacer, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflicient device of this character which can be readily applied to a track to form a detachable part thereof.

Still another object of the invention resides in so constructing a device that cars may be replaced from either side of the track, and still another object resides in providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very eilicient and useful in operation.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangem-ent of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

ln the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application- Figure 1 is a plan view of the device constructed in accordance with-my invention and applied to use.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through as seen on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a transverse section, as seen on the line 377-3 of Figure 1.

In describing the invention l shall refer to the drawing` in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which 1 designates a railroad track of the usual character supported on the. ties 2. My invention contemplates the provision of a device applicable to the track and supported on the ties to enable a car to be replaced from either side of said track.

To this end I provide an arcuate member 3 cast or otherwise formed of a single piece of metal which is slotted longitudinally from its ends as shown at d and 5, respectively, providing a central tread portion 6 adapted to be seated on the tread of thel rail 1. The sides of the member 3 flare outwardly from the .Center tread portion 6 to the receiving ends, the latter resting on adjacent ties 2, as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawing. The side edges of the member are provided with tapering guide flanges 'r' which tend to guide the wheels of the car upwardly on to the tread portion of the replacer and thence on to the rail.

Being arcuately designed, as above described, the side walls of the slots t and 5 of this member 3 Contact at the innermost ends with the side edges of the tread of the rail, as shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing and thus. this replacer is retained against lateral movement when once posi tioned on the rail. As stated, the ends of the arcuate member 3 rest on adjacent ties and the outer ends of the slotted portions e and 5 are offset as shown at 8 to provide for the projection therethrough of the base flanges of the rail 1, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawing.

From the foregoing description of my improved device, the operation thereof will be readily understood and it will be seen that l have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of the invention.

hile I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion, and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is:

A device of the class described, comprising an arcuate member formed of a single piece of metal provided with longitudinal slots extending from the ends thereof and providing a central tread portion adapted to rest upon the tread of a rail.v the side walls of said slots engaging the sides of the tread of said rail at their innermost ends, said slots being offset at their outer ends and the side walls of said offset portions adapted to engage the sides ofthe base flange of said rail for preventing lateral movement of the latter, said member flaring outwardly from the central tread portion to the receiving ends thereof, and tapering guide flanges formed on the side edges of said member.

ln testimony whereof l afx my signature.

HENRY BANNANv 

